Carl,
The findings of your ferreting may suggest something else.
You say that Malaysia has a registration system for environmental
consultants but is perceived to have a poor record of environmental
action.
Could it be that to achieve registration in Malaysia, a company must
have certain political credentials?
Could it be that a registration system in Australia could apply
pressure in that direction too?
What reason do we have to assume that a large prestigious registered
company that has invested in its 'Brand' will do a better job
technically than a small company?
I cant see how registration would change Chris Brandis' experience.
More likely to entrench the 'safe' option of citing an established
name rather than a little known local (sorry Chris).
Regards, Chris
Chris Charles
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On 22/06/2009, at 6:54 PM, Carl Clifford wrote:
Dear All,
It seems I started a discussion on a subject that some members of B-
A feel passionately about. Interestingly, there has not been a post
against the subjects I raised. A couple of respondents thought that
I had used too wide a brush in including all consultants, which I
did not intend, I actually was referring to those consultants whose
work might potentially have a negative effect on the Public Good.
In areas where the consultancy may have an adverse effect on
Private Goods, well I think it should remain a case of caveat
emptor, perhaps with the exception of the various forms of
Financial Consultants.
The reason I asked the original questions is that my curiosity was
piqued by a ferret through the Malaysian Department of
Environment's web site on another matter. I noticed on their home
page http://www.doe.gov.my/ , links which led to pages for
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultant registration,
listings of registered environmental consultants and listings of
EIA reports for public review, etc. Here is a country which many
Australians regard as less than proactive on the environment, often
justifiably, with an environmental consultant registration scheme
and a process for the public to be able to review reports drawn up
by these consultants, yet in Australia, nothing.
I was pleased to see that many in the environmental consultancy
industry seem to agree that some form of institutionalisation of
the industry is necessary, as is public access to consultants'
reports.
Carl Clifford
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